by George Paul, prgeorge@eskasoni.ca

The Champ. This is a team Canada photo of the late Seymour Doucette taken in 1999 when he placed 12th overall in Vaasa, Finland at the World Bench Press Championship. Photo by Geore Paul

The Champ. This is a team Canada photo of the late Seymour Doucette taken in 1999 when he placed 12th overall in Vaasa, Finland at the World Bench Press Championship. Photo by Geore Paul

The Eskasoni Fitness Center (EFC) was packed on February 29, 2016 when family and friends of the late world class power lifter Seymour Doucette was honoured at the fitness center.

EFC staff wanted to have something special and something that will forever honour the late Champ’s legacy. Seymour was a bench press power lifter and had amazing natural strength. He took home many titles in his weight class and he put Eskasoni on the map when he represented his community, his province and his country during his bench press competition ...

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